Well, my point is that "more likely" and "more reasonable" are rarely reasons why things were done in the first place so using the benefit of hindsight to try a

Well, my point is that "more likely" and "more reasonable" are rarely reasons why things were done in the first place so using the benefit of hindsight to try and suss out cause and effect will frequently lead you to plausible but incorrect answers (specifically for the history and naming of things). Then again, being wrong about something seems faster than asking a question, and this little thread has already unearthed interesting answers, so maybe you have the right of it!